Dreaming

Are you ready?

/ Kelly Bea / 1 Comment

We were sitting around my uncle’s table looking over the vision boards I made for our home when he said “Are you ready”. We had only been back in Kentucky 8 days, but heck yeah we are ready!

He smiled looked at both of us and said “alright we need to met at the farm and mark where you want the driveway and how far off the road you want the house, when can you do it?” Two days later we were at the farm showing Rodney the spot we decided on.

We were thinking we were just marking the spots, but next thing you know we were hauling the tractor over to the farm and bush hogging down a driveway and spot big enough for them to get started on the house.

  • Marking where our home will be!
  • And here we go!
  • We have a “driveway”!
  • And there we have it!
  • Using our imagination to “see” our farmhouse!

Monday, September 13th we were having breakfast when Rodney calls and says “met us at the build site to make sure we put the house exactly where you want it”. And we were off to the farm.

Pinch me! This is really happening. As we drive up to the build site we see all kinds of things happening! A dump truck is coming down the road, my cousin is in a little loader working on the driveway, lots of trucks are there and people are walking around everywhere. Again, pinch me!

We get to met everyone and go over some details. They ask me where I want everything to be and make sure we are good with the distance from the road. Next thing you know everyone is moving around doing something. Kevin and I head to Marion to get our electric set up. When we come back the build site is cleared, our farmhouse outline is spray painted on the ground and they were digging the footers. EPPP!!! To be real honest I was like darn it looks small! 😀 I mean we are downsizing since its just the two of us, but maybe I downsized too much! 🙂 I was told at this point it will look small, just wait for it to get some height.

  • Dray working on the driveway
  • First load of gravel
  • A real gravel driveway
  • An outline of our farmhouse
  • Digging the footers
  • What a Day 1!

Unemployed, Homeless & excited!

/ Kelly Bea / Leave a comment

I think I am still in disbelief of what is happening. I am mind-blown and thankful to God for all his has done between mid-May and today!

August 24th we both are officially unemployed!

Between August 13 and August 28 we boxed up our house, garage and storage building in two 20 foot U-Haul’s and invaded our parents! Just kidding–kinda! We filled a couple storage units, part of a garage, part of a basement and took over a small part of my mother-in-law’s house. We feel like we walked in and took over, but she promises she is happy to have us here, especially as she starts her battle to get rid of this stomach cancer.

The first U-Haul load we took up on a day the heat index hit 108! It was miserable, but we got it done. I was done before we even started unloading because I drove our old Kia up to give to my niece, Nadya. It had no AC. I tried to just look at it as a sauna drive and easy weight loss. 😉 Moving a 700+ pound piano is not an easy task either! Thank you to our son, Tyler, Warren, Tuc and Rodney for the help loading and/or unloading it!

  • Moving a 700+ pound Piano
  • Trip 1
  • Trip 2
  • Heat Index 108–we were toast!

September 3rd we walked through our amazing little house and yard one last time remembering all the good times we have had over the last 17 years. So much good happened in that house. I remember thinking when the boys were little if only we had a bigger house so we could have more space from one another, but looking back now I am so glad we were on top of each other. It made us the close family we are today.

I thought I would of been more sad than I was. I am happy to say as we closed the door on our home for the last time I shed a couple of tears as we drove to the close, but I was happy. Happy for the 17 years of memories that home gave me that I can take with me and I am so excited about the future. We are still not 100% sure what God has in store for us, but we are asking Him to show us in His time and for our eyes to be open to see. We know right now our focus is Betty and getting her through these next 2-3 months.

  • Closing the door one last time…
  • Time to go and see what is next.
  • They are so glad we decided to take them with us.
  • Loaded down! Truck full, jeep full, traler full!
  • Welcome back home!

September 4th we are officially homeless and living with our parents! 😀

In the coming weeks we will be settling into our temporary home with Betty, doctors appointments and planning to build our little house on the farm. I have been writing down my dreams of the future, praying over them and asking God to show me which path we need to take. Kev and I would appreciate your prayers for my mother-in-law and seeing clearly the path God has for us.

Thank you all for reading my blog and joining us on this journey. We appreciate you all so very much. 🙂

Dreaming…

/ Kelly Bea / Leave a comment

We went to bed dreaming that night and woke up day dreaming the next day. Both of us would come home from work and talk about the farm. We couldn’t get it out of our minds at all. I felt like we were little kids who’s parents just told them they where they going for vacation and all they could do is dream about the things they were going to do. That was us! Dreaming of being on the farm, being close to our family again, dreaming of what kind of living we could make on the farm.

Kevin’s dad bought that farm piece by piece in his younger years. He worked the land, hunted the land, got the land involved in government and TVA programs and loved the farm. He was so proud of that farm. Kevin’s brother loved that farm, too. Kevin lost his brother in 2011 and his dad in 2016. When Kevin is there he feels close to them and the memories of his childhood are more vivid.

I am country girl. I was raised in Farmersville, Kentucky. I love having the dirt between my toes, playing in the creek, finding a quiet spot and watching the animals go about their day. Give me a shade tree and good book and I am a happy girl.

If you would of asked as a year and half ago if we would ever move back to Kentucky we would of blurted out NO in a heartbeat. We just never felt the need to go back home. What changed? We aren’t really sure. Covid happened and that sure did change a lot of things. It definitely changed our perspective on few things. Both our boys moved out in 2020 making us empty nesters. My husband is very much ready for a career change. I am always up for an adventure. Our parents are older and being closer to them would be nice.

After of week of this dream not leaving our minds EVER, we decided to tell our moms and see what they thought. My mom said she always knew we’d be back someday and Kevin’s mom was shocked. She said she figured our son Baily would end up on the farm, but not us. We told them we don’t know when or if it will happen, but we think we really want it to happen so telling them makes it real and we know having them praying for it to happen can only help.

My husband had just turned 49 so we decided to make it a goal to be on our way to the farm by the time he was 50. That gives us a full year to really know if this is where God is leading us. A full year to figure out letting go of our home and jobs here and starting new in Kentucky. A year for our boys and friends here in Alabama to get use to the idea.